Winona Area Public SchoolsTesting and Assessment
State Testing
Updated 7/21/21
|
Test Name |
Description |
Purpose |
Grade Level |
When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCAs) |
Grade level tests of achievement against state standards in reading, math, and science. |
• Differentiation |
• Reading: GR 3‐8, 10 |
• Reading & Math: March 7 to May 6 |
|
Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS) |
Alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. |
• Differentiation |
• Reading: GR 3‐8, 10 |
• March 7 to May 6 for all subjects |
|
ACCESS for ELL 2.0 |
A secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment for English Language Learners with four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. |
• Instructional Planning |
• GR K-12 |
• Jan. 31 to March 25 |
|
ACT plus Writing (Paper) |
College Entrance Exam. |
• Interest Inventory |
• GR 11-12 |
• April 5, 2022 (makeup April 19, 2022) |
|
Compass |
College Placement Diagnostic for students who are not ready for Career and College. |
• Placement |
• GR 11 |
After Plan and before ACT |
|
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) |
Representative and continuing assessment for GR4 and 8 students at national and state level in Math and Reading |
|
TBD |
TBD |
District Testing
Updated 7/21/21
| Test Name | Description | Purpose | Grade Level | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESSA | An empirical, standardized social and emotional competence (SEC) assessment with editions that support students K-12 |
Student's programming Instructional needs |
Grades 7-12 | Fall and Spring |
| Kindergarten Inventory | Teacher administered test of early literacy and math skills. |
Student’s programming Instructional needs |
Kindergarten | Fall |
| Formative Assessment for Teachers (FAST) Benchmark Assessment | Teacher administered screener of early literacy skills and curriculum based measurements. |
Student’s programming Instructional needs |
Reading: K-4 Math: K-1 |
Fall, Winter, Spring |
| Adaptive Formative Assessment for Teachers (FAST) Math and Reading | Computer-adaptive, norm criterion-referenced assessment that uses predictive validity evidence to set those criteria. |
Student’s programming Instructional needs |
Grades 1-4 | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| Instructional Text Level (ITL): (Guided Reading Levels) | Measurement used to determine reading level. |
Student’s programming Instructional needs |
Grades 1-4 | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| Standards Based Assessments | Grade‐level tests of achievement against state standards in some curricular areas. |
Instructional planning Differentiation Monitoring reports School improvement |
Grades K-12 | All Year |
| Accuplacer | ACCUPLACER is a suite of tests that determines knowledge in math, reading and writing in preparation to enroll in college-level courses. | Determine enrollment eligibility in concurrent enrollment courses. | Grades 10-12 | Spring |
| AP Exams | The AP Exam is the final after completing an AP class. These standardized exams are designed to measure mastery of course content. | A successful score can earn credit and advanced placement in college. | Grades 10-12 | May |
| Comprehensive Final Exam | Course level test of achievement against state standards and course content. |
Instructional planning Monitoring reports School improvement |
Grades 9-12 | Upon completion of a credit |
| PSAT | The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a standardized test administered by the College Board and cosponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) in the United States. |
Interest inventory Student profile College preparatory |
Grades 10-11 | October 11 |